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I ask as a butch lesbian (enby) myself. In Swedish, we have: truckflata or butchflata.

I suck at all 3 languages, but for femme I've just seen femmeflata.

I think it's just Butch and Femme in German, but I'm still kinda learning that.

Lesbians in German is lesben and in Swedish, it's "lesbiska" or "flator".

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heritage language, norwegian, traktorlesbe is "butch". i am a butch would be "jeg er en traktorlesbe" or "jeg er ei traktorlesbe".

[-] helix@feddit.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

traktorlesbe

Why a tractor?

apparently referring to them wearing manly working clothes, like ones farmers/tractor riders would wear maybe?

oops. just realized it;'s apparently an insult

[-] uKale@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Some people use it proudly about themselves, but if somebody who doesn't love and respect you use it about you, it can be an insult.

ohhhh ok, i get it now

[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I only know few derogatory terms in Finnish.

"Lepakko"

  • means bat
  • lesbian in general

"Rekkalesbo"

  • means "truck lesbian". Stereotype is slightly overweight woman who looks and dresses like a male truck driver or a lumberjack
  • butch lesbian
  • has some shorter forms
[-] ttayh@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

Funny, trucker lesbians in Brazil

[-] Vandalismo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Butchs are "caminhoneiras" which mean "truck drivers", but i don't think there is a specific hegemonic term for femme lesbians

[-] Klarinette245@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Brasileiro? Olá! Estou aprendendo o português!

[-] BeckyStjerne@nord.pub 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Já falo português. Oi, galera

[-] Klarinette245@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

Olááá, tudo bem??

[-] Vandalismo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Que jeito bom de começar uma conversa, falando sobre caminhoneiras!

[-] Klarinette245@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Kkkkkkk né?

[-] SaneMartigan@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

In Australia I've heard Diesel Dykes and Lipstick Lesbians.

[-] undrwater@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Daughter calls herself dyke ("I'm a dyke on a bike!").

[-] leftascenter@jlai.lu 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

France:

Butch is now seen as more polite in younger / woke(*) circles. Camionneuse (truck drivers) is old and derogatory even though still in use.

Femmes are fem, a younger word. NO old word AFAIK. I guess previous generations didn't care as much / were aroused.

Lesbiennes. Older / derogative term was "broutte minou" ~ kitty grazer (and sounds about as cringy in both languages, definitely the older generations were aroused).

(*) I mean that in its original / positive use.

Edit : for men mostly English words are used (gay, top/bottom, bear/cub....)

[-] gjoel@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Only Danish expression I know is decades old and probably not adopted by the lesbian community (hardly flattering), but that is "beton lebbe", where beton means concrete, liking the women to very butch female construction workers, if I'm not mistaken.

In Québécois French :

Butch : enby (I guess, but I’m not sure)

Lesbienne: lesbians

Not sure what is Femme so I will not pronounce myself.

Since with not that far from New York and Montreal is (was ?) a big sanctuary city we used mostly (American) English terms in vernacular French

[-] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Enby is a nonbinary person. At least in English.

N.B, get it?

Ha yes I’ve heard this one. Thanks for pointing my mistake

So enby : non-binaire, une personne non-binaire

Butch would be the same but we use (and prefer) lesbienne

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